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Komen backers say relationship tainted

NEW YORK -- When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer -- "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. -- she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.
This week, after watching The Susan G. Kom ...

'Don't call me African-American'

The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: "black."
For this group -- some desce ...

Greek yogurt on marathon-like growth spurt

SOUTH EDMESTON, N.Y. -- Chobani is making Greek yogurt as fast as Americans are eating it.
Its plant here in upstate New York farm country already pumps out 1.5 million cases of the thick yogurt every week, and pallets are stacked four stories hi ...

Hiring surge shocks experts

WASHINGTON -- In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January -- across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.
Th ...

Missionaries train for safety after pair's death
McALLEN -- John and Wanda Casias knew the risks of being missionaries in one of Mexico's most violent, cartel-dominated regions, their children say, but they refused to curtail their work and instead put their ministry ahead of their safety. The coup ...

St. Louis parade inspires other cities

ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering similar celebrations.
Organizers of the parade that drew an estimated 100,000 ...

Komen abandons plan to cut off Planned Parenthood

NEW YORK -- For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming -- and couldn't withstand.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood. The ...

Super Bowl ads seek lasting buzz

NEW YORK -- Companies hope you'll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue throughout the year.
The Super Bowl is an advertiser's biggest stage (more than 111 million fans a ...

Raw milk linked to outbreak
WASHINGTON -- An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.Even presidential candidate Ron Paul has joined ...

Market kinder to young, retired men

The job market is treating men better than women, reducing the job losses that men suffered during the Great Recession. And twenty-somethings and retirees are benefiting slightly more than middle-age workers.
Over the past 12 months, the proportio ...

Blacks, educated see big job gains

Hard-hit African-Americans and the most-educated Americans enjoyed the most improved job prospects in the 12 months ending in January.
Among racial groups, whites, Hispanics and Asians benefited, too. But African-Americans, who lag far behind the ...

Report: NYPD targeted Shiites

NEW YORK -- The New York Police Department recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Shiite Muslims and their mosques, based solely on their religion, as a way to sweep the Northeast for signs of Iranian terrorists, according to interview ...

Mass hysteria rare, usually affects girls

ATLANTA -- Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong.
Scores of adults in Northern California report crawling skin sensations and other bizarre sym ...

Colorado slow to consider fat ban

DENVER -- The nation's leanest state is taking its sweet time as it considers a proposal aimed at getting junk food out of schools.
A Colorado House committee was expected to discuss a bill that represents the nation's toughest regulations meant ...

No-Fly list doubles to about 21,000
WASHINGTON -- Even as the Obama administration says it's close to defeating al-Qaida, the size of the government's secret list of suspected terrorists who are banned from flying to or within the United States has more than doubled in the past year, T ...

Retail sales up but uneven in January

NEW YORK -- Americans were shopping in January, but that doesn't mean every store felt the love.
Retailers reported mixed sales results for the month in a sign that U.S. consumers continue to be cautious about when and where they spend their money ...

Decision irks Komen advocates
NEW YORK -- The renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komen's local affiliates are openly upset, including all ...

Tom Light Chevrolet gives $500 to education fundraiser
Eagle Staff Report
Money donated by Tom Light Chevrolet will go toward supporting the fifth annual "50 Men Who Can Cook" event that will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Brazos County Expo Complex.
The dealership donated $500 to the College S ...

Oil and gas industry says 'fracking' a nasty slur

NEW YORK -- A different kind of F-word is stirring a linguistic and political debate as controversial as what it defines.
The word is "fracking" -- as in hydraulic fracturing, a technique long used by the oil and gas industry to free oil and gas f ...

President Barack Obama pushes new housing plan

FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- President Barack Obama called on Congress Wednesday to make it easier for millions of additional homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates even if they owe more than their homes are worth. He conceded that ...

Treasure hunter eyes $3 billion bounty

PORTLAND, Maine -- A shipwreck hunter says he has found the wreck of a World War II merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod with a load of platinum now valued at $3 billion -- perhaps the richest hoard ever discovered at th ...

Barack Obama delivers on claims to aid family

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama may help Jennifer Wedel's husband find a job. Whether he gets her vote is another question.
Two days after Obama talked with Wedel during an online town hall and offered to take a look at her unemployed husban ...

Groundhogs often behave badly on their big day

NEW YORK -- They've bitten their handlers, refused to budge from their beds and lost their shadow-casting jobs to potbellied pigs. And it turns out, not all groundhogs are really that good at predicting the weather.
Not even Bill Murray as a movie ...

American Airlines aims to cut 13,000 jobs

DALLAS -- The parent of American Airlines wants to eliminate about 13,000 jobs -- 15 percent of its workforce -- as the nation's third-biggest airline remakes itself under bankruptcy protection.
The company aims to cut labor costs by 20 percent un ...

Photos lead to teacher's arrest
LOS ANGELES -- A veteran elementary school teacher was arrested on horrifying child molestation charges after a film processor gave police photos showing blindfolded children with their mouths taped and cockroaches on their faces, authorities said Tu ...